Hey Minna! Long time no "see"! He he he, um, Sorry guys.
I am Sorry for taking so late for updating new chapter. I know i said that i'll be back soon and that i'll clear certain cliff-hangers that i created in Chapter 6. HERE YOU GO, CHAPTER 8!
"-" : Dialogues
*-* : Phase of other person from some previous encounter / Expressions
Italic : Thoughts
(Thoughts within thoughts): Memory scraps
"Ok Now! I know it's a drag but since we located their position and there is nothing to worry about. Let's have our tea and get back to work. There is lots of work pending." Shikamaru muttered underneath his breath.
Everyone agreed and enjoyed their tea. Few went to work again, few of them preferred to take more rest and enjoy the following night, make plans to visit new friends from other villages soon and also making other celebration plans with peers.
During all these Sasuke was watching Sakura and the news of Naruto being with Hinata, was making him wonder about him and Sakura. As everyone else he too saw Hinata watching Naruto since academy days. He can tell that Hinata unlike everyone, she was the only one who used to praise and cheer for Naruto. And now, after so many years, Naruto took a notice on her and her love for him. Heck! I wouldn't be surprised if it took Hinata literally face absolute death for that idiot to actually come out and say it, and for that Dobe to take a notice of her. (A/N: Oh Boy!Sasuke have no idea how correct he is in his perception.)
Sasuke was starting to like Sakura, because like Hinata, Sakura too tried catch up with him to protect him from evil and took care of him. He looked at Sakura, watched her every move, not warily but not romantically either and then after few seconds he realised that he skipped few heart beats while watching her. His breath hitched a little. This happened to him for the first time. Sure he met a lot of girls; but all were both in quantity and quality, in his life until now, as we simply put Fan-girls. He decided to ignore the feeling and continue to watch and roam around the camp; watch her helping and taking care of injured shinobies all the while doing some scouts and paper-works (courtesy of Lady Tsunade).
*No friend of Naruto is allowed to sit still and do nothing when there is lots of work pending and take it as your good luck or worst luck but you are his best friend. So just suck it up and get to work!* can't believe i am back to accepting orders from Hokage. It's been so long. Heh! He did manage to bring me back in village… and … maybe… Sasuke spares a glance to his lady teammate who is busy bickering with Ino. He looks over others who were there with him before he left. He heard that they all were quite persistent in keeping him off Konoha's Bingo book; they only could take that far for him when he was so persistent in becoming international criminal.
Heh! I did accomplish that while in contact with The Akatsuki. It must have been impossible for them to keep me off charts for so long. Now that i think of it back then Sakura came to kill me on that bridge (remembering about his encounter with remaining team 7 members); knowing full well that she is no match for me. (Killing the one you love the most to save him from darkness.)Naruto would have hate… he would have … She was willing to take on Naruto's hate for me?! *Shocked*… That is something not easy. I need to make it up to them or Naruto will have my head … WITHOUT having my head.*sigh*
"Where the hell is he anyway?"
2nd DAY IN CAMP (Night Time):
After a very tiring meeting at Kage's Office to decide when to leave to respective villages and other minor topics like celebrations and health of critically wounded ASF members everybody decided to retire for the night; few of them planned to ask and volunteer for night scout and watch.
It was a night time. Hiashi Hyuga was thinking to call for a family dinner where he decided that for the first time both branch family and main family will have their dinner together to pray for their lost relatives and to celebrate their wellbeing and a great victory. But before that …
"Greetings, Hiashi-Sama! You called for me?"
"Neji! Yes, I am thinking to have a family dinner or you can say a Clan Dinner. What you think about it?"
"It sounds like a good idea Hiashi-Sama but if you ask me then i would have preferred not to have Clan dinner right here. It sounds like great idea as a new family custom. . The word Family spreads the feeling of love and warmth more than the word Clan. This type of dinner will spread the feeling of being one family and will make each and every person strong in and out. Also this will partly encourage them for better, Hiashi –Sama!"
"Good Point of view Neji! Very well then, we'll have Clan Dinner once we get back to the Village. You may go now!" Neji nods and takes a deep bow to show his respect and turns around to leave when,
"Ah, Neji! Where is Hinata?"Mention the name of his cousin, he couldn't help but to blush a little when a memory flashed back in his mind. Oh crap! I don't want to cause any trouble to them. I need to hide the fact for now, I'll warn them once they get back!
"I do not know Lord Hiashi; I didn't saw her after we did a small get-together this evening. I'll inform her that you wish to see her if i came across."
"Very well!" Neji takes a bow. Hiashi looked at his brother's only son and felt a heart string pulled out. Neji turns around and was about to leave when again…
"Neji! You can call me Uncle whenever you wish. I won't feel offended."
Neji was surprised to hear something like that from his emotionless Uncle and Clan Head, for the moment he felt like his precious eyes have just popped out of their place and now rolling onto the floor, he composed himself like a proper Hyuuga but couldn't resist a small strain that appeared on his face around lips. He was happy.
"Thank you, Uncle!" Neji gave his one of rare smiles to his Clan Head and Uncle.
Neji made his exit and decided to meet his friends and team mates. He felt so happy that he wanted to share and celebrate for this. He knew who he wants to share this happiness with but he also knew that he don't want to disturb those two special person because of whom he get to meet hisUncle.He went straight to visit his love and lady teammate, Tenten.
Tenten was one of those who volunteered to stay on guard during night time and that could possibly mean a friendly- romantic stroll around the camp.
Meanwhile somewhere else in one of the Akatsuki hideouts two people searching with everything they had. They cannot afford to relax as there are lives depend on how fast and well they cover their job and return.
"Hey Partner! You think before we enter any deeper we should recharge ourselves?" One of the two Clones who is further inside the cave that was once the enemy headquarter for the war asked his counterpart.
"Fine! Let's sit there for a while." replied the other clone who is watching the cave walls in check of secret entry doors.
They walk to the side of the cave to sit down & meditate to attain their Sage Mode. This mode is quite helpful to increase search missions. In Sage mode once range of sensing chakra is widened and sharpened thousand fold along with the physical strength. With this, the Clones may not be able to sense evil like when in Kyuubi Chakra Mode but they doesn't need that here anyway.
"Alright! Let's check on which way to go?" announced the second clone while looking at different paths in front of them.
"You work on path; I'll do to sense Yamato's energy source. I just hope it's there and he has sufficient to survive the return journey to Camp."
"Let's hope for the best!"
Well, here you have Chapter 8. I hope you all will like the way the story going because you see a writer is nothing without its readers. A word of praise, constructive criticism, comments to spare; all these are the needs for growing writer. I am no big writer, i am just an amateur, so please spare few seconds to leave a comment on chapters and any parts that you liked or think that i can improve it in certain way.
Thanks for reading again and i am sure you'll see more of me soon.
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